INTRO 

G  Em D 
G  C G Am D 
G  C D G 


verse 1 

G                  D 
Sons and daughters leaving  
G         C    G 
Going far away  
Am       D     G 
See them sadly waving  
C                  D 
Wishing they could stay  
G                  D 
All they see about them  
G            C     G 
Darkness and decay  
Am       D         G 
Sons and daughters leaving  
      D   G 
Going far away  

verse 2 
 
G              D 
Job in South Australia  
G           C   G 
Out along a bay  
D                  G 
House with half an acre  
C        Em       D 
Mortgage they can pay  
G               Em   D 
Sandy beach and blue sky  
G                   C    G 
Safe for children’s play  
Am     D       G 
Job in South Australia  
C   D       G 
Out along a bay  


[Refrão]

C       D      G 
Letting go the children  
C       D    G 
Telling them goodbye  
Em  C          G 
See you in the summer  
C                  G 
Yes, I know you’ll try  
C                 G 
A better life for certain  
C                    G 
Break the bonds that tie  
C              G       Am 
Letting go the children  
D                     G  D 
Telling them goodbye  

 
verse 4 
 
G                    D 
Should have gone in ‘80  
G                     C    Em 
Things were different then  
Am                   G 
  Now you’re so much older  
C              D 
Couldn’t start again  
G                  D 
Smile and say it’s alright  
G 
That was way back when  
Am          D        G 
Should have gone in ‘80  
C           D         G 
Things were different then  


[Refrão]
 
C       D      G 
Letting go the children  
C       D    G 
Telling them goodbye  
C              G 
See you in the summer  
C                  G 
Yes, I know you’ll try  
C                 G 
A better life for certain  
Em        D          G 
Break the bonds that tie  
G              C 
Letting go the children  
Am      G        D   G  D 
Telling them goodbye  

VERSE 5 
G                 Em  D 
So you’re on your own now 
G                   C    G 
That’s the way life goes 
Am         D       G 
Home’s too big and empty  
C       D 
Bid for bungalows  
G                Em    D 
Learn to send an email  
G                  C   G 
Leaving out life’s woes  
Am        D       G   
So you’re on your own now  
C          D        G 
That’s the way life goes  

VERSE 6 
 
     G                  D 
With sons and daughters leaving  
G         C   Em 
Going far away   
Am       D     G  
See them sadly waving  
C                  D 
Wishing they could stay  
G                  D 
All they see about them  
G            C    G 
Darkness and decay  
Am       D         G 
Sons and daughters leaving  
C     G        C 
Going far away  
C        D         G 
Sons and daughters leaving  
C     D      G    D 
For a better day